George Hotz recently released blackra1n RC 2 for iPhone and iPod Touch which fixed various bugs and issues with the jailbreak tool. A good number of previously disappointed users now have succeeded in jailbreaking their devices. For those who still haven’t jailbroken their iPod Touch, here’s a quick guide on how to do that with blackra1n RC 2.
- Download iTunes 8 from Apple’s website.
- Upgrade to OS 3.1.2 via iTunes. It will be free if you were already using 3.0 on iPod Touch otherwise you’ll have to buy it.
- Once your iPod Touch has upgraded to 3.1.2, download blackra1n. Use Windows XP compatibility mode if you’re using Windows Vista or Windows 7 ( if it crashes ).
- Launch the tool, and click the ‘make it ra1n’ button.
- It’ll take some time while your iPod Touch is jailbroken. You’ll see George’s picture, which means it’s working. After the process is complete, it’ll restart.
- You should see the blackra1n icon in your apps now. Launch it.
- From here, you can install Cydia, which lets you install jailbreak applications. You can also install Rock or Icy as well, which are Cydia alternatives.
- Congratulations, you have your iPod Touch 3.1.2 jailbreak up and running.
Note:
- Only tethered jailbreak is available for iPod Touch 8GB 3G as well as iPhone 3G S, this means that to restart your device after a shutdown, you’ll have to connect it to your Mac or PC and run the jailbreak tool again.
- This will not unlock your iPhone.
- A similar process applies to the Mac version. You will not have to change any compatibility settings, though.
Hope this guide is easy enough for you.
Important: iPhone OS 3.1.3 has been released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. We’ve got a new guide up on how to jailbreak iPhone 3.1.3 and iPod Touch 3.1.3 with redsn0w 0.9.4. Don’t upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1.3 if you’re using an unlocked iPhone 3G/3Gs or a jailbroken iPod Touch 2G (MC Model)/3G. The redsn0w guide is for iPhone 2G/3G jailbreak and iPod Touch 1G/2G ( non MC Models) only.
wow its back for 3g 8gb ipod i love you
y the cydia is there but can't open it.
Hi, it's worked fine for my Ipod Touch 2G, 8Gigas, *MC* series, upgraded to the 3.1.2 OS, but I had some issues that I think I'll share:
First I tried with Vista (Spanish language edition):
ITunes (last version) closed, and all ITunes related processes closed in the Task Manager, ie the helper process. I kept the Apple Management Service running.
I tried several times ( blackrain in the Windows XP compatibility mode, sometimes with the run as Admin checked and sometimes with it unchecked), and it kept crashing (just got to the “entering restore mode” blackra1n screen and got stuck there). So I had to keep restoring through ITunes and my anxiety went growing…
In the end, I installed ITunes in my Windows XP (English language edition), ran blackra1n with my Admin account, and in 1 minute I had my IPod jailbroken and happy!!!
Thanks George!
Can you jailbreak your ipod touch with itunes 9 or does it have to be itunes 8?
have attempted many other jailbreaks and this one was by far the easiest had a bit of lag to it when Cydia was first installed but things are fine now… thank ya my friend
have attempted many other jailbreaks and this one was by far the easiest had a bit of lag to it when Cydia was first installed but things are fine now… thank ya my friend
I downloaded the 3.1.2 version from itunes already. Am I screwed?
george…
i had my latest itunes downgraded from 9 to 8 now.. but the problem… once i connected the data cable to my ipod touch 2g 32gb it always prompted that the usb is malfunctioning…i dont know…i tried red snow…but still my ipod touch wont even turn on… hope you will assist me on this george… im desperate.. thanks in advance….
hope for ur rush help!
george…
i had my latest itunes downgraded from 9 to 8 now.. but the problem… once i connected the data cable to my ipod touch 2g 32gb it always prompted that the usb is malfunctioning…i dont know…i tried red snow…but still my ipod touch wont even turn on… hope you will assist me on this george… im desperate.. thanks in advance….
hope for ur rush help!
No ….. Actually blackra1n ONLY jailbreaks 3.1.2 ….. and if this is an iPhone, blacksn0w unlocks 3.1.2 baseband 5.11.07 only ….. so enjoy :D
Yes u can
man i have 3g 8gb and canot jailbreak it have tryed about 300 times anyone got any ideas please would love to donate if it worked i accually had it once 3 days ago but i uninstalled blackrain and when i hooked it to pc it was gone now it keeps going to recovery mode then black skreen can some one please help. please. my email is eternal_suffering@live.com or just post here ill keep lookin i just bought it a week ago
ok so when i jailbreak it, it gets to the point to where the itouch says to connect to itunes and doesnt leave that screen. itunes says that it has found a device that is in recovery mode and the itouch needs to be restored. help! im using a mac btw.. my email is
I downloaded it and all, but I accidenlty turned it off and now it's asking me to connect to itunes and I have to restore it. What do I do?
try reading the instructions
just run the blackrain, and it will automatically works :D